Eritrea vs Mexico
Mexico is 16.8 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Mexico about 17 times.
EritreaMexicoEritrea moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.06× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 16.8× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Eritrea bigger than Mexico?
- No. Eritrea is 16.8 times smaller than Mexico. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Mexico?
- About 17 times: Mexico has 16.8× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Mexico about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Mexico 67 per km².